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CVE-2026-26830

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.

Description

pdf-image (npm package) through version 2.0.0 allows OS command injection via the pdfFilePath parameter. The constructGetInfoCommand and constructConvertCommandForPage functions use util.format() to interpolate user-controlled file paths into shell command strings that are executed via child_process.exec()

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS3.23% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-94
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2026-03-25
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
pdf-image projectpdf-image

References

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